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HAY PRESS.

No. 266,718. Patented Oct. 31, 1882.

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No. 266,718 Patented 0.81, 1882.

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HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,718, dated October 31, 1882,

Application filed April 29, 1982. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LAwsoN G. PEEL, ot' Hazlehurst, in the county of Uopiah and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for pressing hay, the object being to provide a device of' this character which shall be. particularly adapted for field use, and which shall combine simplicity and cheapness of construction with durability and efficiency in use. With these objects in view my invention con sists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, Iand pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in side elevation of a carriage provided with hay-pressing devices constructed in accordance with my invention, the filling position of the hay-receptacle heilig indicated by dotted lines; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the devices shown in Fig. 1.

The pressing devices are mounted in a frame. composed o.t` the side beams, A, the platforms 13, and the platform C, the said beams being supported upon the holsters I) ot' the carriage.

The hay-receiver consists of a long rectanguiar box, E, having open ends, and provided with short axles F, which are journaled in blocks Gr, secured to the beams A. The upper and lower faces ofthe said box E are provided with hinged doors H, adapted to be locked in their closed adjustment by levers I, which are pivotally secured to the sides of the box, the opposite faces ofthe upper and lower ends ofthe said levers being out awayat J to adapt them to engage with the crossbars K, secured to the doors Il. Vhen the hay in the box is being compressed these doors are locked in closed adjustment by the said levers, which, however, are automatically disengaged from the cross-bars K at the completion of the approaching motion of the followers by the cn gagement of the beam L of the follower M with the levers N, pivotally attached to the lockingleveis I, the said levers N being rcciprocated in grooves formed in the braces P.

Vhen the box is to be filled with loose hay it is turned into the vertical position, in which it is shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In this position the open lower cud of the box is closed by the swinging' platform Q, which is suspended from the side beams, A, by the rods It, a hook, T, serving to hohl itin place to close the bottom of the box E, into the vopen upper end of which the loose hay is thrown. After thc box has been filled itis restored to a horizontal position, in which its open ends are adapted to receive the followv ers l\I and U, which are sim ultaneollsly moved toward or from each o'her by the rotation of two disks, V, mounted on the platform C and actuated by the hand-lever W, the opposing edges of' the disks being provided with cogs which interlock.

l/Vhen not employed in the compression of' hay the followers are supported upon the plat forms B, which are provided with guides X to maintain the followers in positions ofreadiness to enter the open ends of" the box E. The motion derived from the rotation ofthe disks V is im parted to the follower M by two rods, Z, which respectively connect. the opposite ends ofthe beam L with the disks, the motion of' which is imparted to the follower U by two rods, A', which are attached directly to the said follower and tothe disks, as shown. Ihat end ofthe box E which receives the follower U is Iuovidedwith two horizontal slots, B, to admit the ends of the benin L when thc followers are moved toward each other. v

Having described my improved hay-pressing device in detail, I will now proceed to describe thc method of its operation.

The hay-receiver is first raised to a vertical position, in which its lower end is closed by the swinging platform Q, the doors II being` locked in closed adjustment bythe levers I. Hay is now introduced into the upper and open end of the box until it is completely filled. It is then restored to its horizontal position, and the hand-levers are operated to canse the followers to simultaneously approach each other, the hay between them beingcompressed. As they reach the limit of their motion the beam L will engage with the levers N and move them, their motion being imparted to the levers l, which are thus disengaged from IOS the cross-bars K, secured to the doors H, which are now opened to permit the compressed hay to be removed from the hay-receiver. The hand-levers are now moved again to actuate the disks V, causing them to restore the followers to the platforms B, upon which they are supported when not within the hay-receiver, which is again raised to a vertical position to permit the introduction of a new supply of loose hay.

Vhile I have shown my improved devices for Apressing hay as mounted upon a carriage, thereby enabling the compression of hay to be carried on in the field, they may be applied to a. tixed support, if desired. I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention. what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I. The combination," with ahav-receiver consisting of a box having open ends and adapted to bc adjusted to a horizontal or a vertical position, oftwo followers arranged to be received within the opposite open ends of the said box when in its horizontal position, andto simultaneously approach or recede from each other, substantially as set forth.'

2. The combination,wth a hay-receiver oonsisting of a box having' open ends and adapted to be adjusted to a horizontal or a vertical position, of two followers arranged to l'e received within the opposite ends of the box when in its horizontal position, and devices' to close the lower open end of the box when in its vertical adjustment.

3. The combination, with a hay-receiver consisting of a hox having open ends and adapted to be adjusted to a horizontal or a verticalposition, of two followers arranged to be received within the opposite ends of the box when in its horizontal position, and a swinging platform to close the lower open end of the box when in its vertical adjustment.

4. The combination, with a hay-receiver consisting ofa box having open ends, provided on its upper and lower faces with hinged doors, and adapted to be adjusted to a horizontal or to a vertical position,of two followers arranged to be received within the opposite open ends ot' the box when in its horizontal position, and a system of levers operated by one of the said followers and arranged to unlock said doors at the completion of a bale of hay.

5. The combination,with a hay-receiver consisting of a box having open ends, of two followers adapted to be received within the opposite open ends'of t-he box when vin its horizontal` position,and platforms to support said followers when they are not in the box.

6. rIhe combination., with a hayreceiver consisting of a box having open ends, of two followers adapted to be received within the opposite open ends ofthe boxwheu in its horizont-al position, two disks meshing with each other, and connections between the followers and disks, the latter being rotated to cause the followers to simultaneously approach or recede from each other.

7. The combination, with a carriage provided with two parallel side beams, ot'a hay-recei ver consisting of a box having open ends, said box being provided with short axles, which arejournaled in said side beams, adapting the box to be adjusted horizontally or vertically with relation to said beams, and two followers arranged to be received within the opposite open ends of the box.

1n testimony whereofl have signed this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LAWSON G. PEEL. Witnesses:

J. M. HARRIS, G. D. LowE. 

